Chicago’s Small Business Saturday® Breakfast of Champions

Chicago’s Small Business Saturday® Breakfast of Champions

The Breakfast of Champions is the signature precursor to Bronzeville’s largest Small Business Saturday® celebration.

Before the city begins shopping, Chicago’s champions take their seats for purposeful networking, a polished sit-down breakfast, inspiring speakers and connections capable of opening doors and moving communities forward.

If you lead, serve, create opportunities, open doors, influence decisions or help move your community forward, there is a place at this table for you.

The gathering brings entrepreneurs, corporate and community leaders, creatives, media professionals, neighborhood advocates, decision-makers and dedicated supporters together in one influential room. These are the people who create opportunities, build businesses, shape conversations and use their leadership to make a difference.

The flyer captures the spirit of the morning: champions from different industries and backgrounds gathered around one table, breaking bread, exchanging ideas and recognizing that meaningful progress begins through connection. Every seat represents influence, impact and a commitment to strengthening Chicago’s communities.

For 10 years, Absolutely Anything Essential has produced memorable community and business experiences from its historic, three-level King Drive location. Now celebrating 11 years as an American Express Neighborhood Champion, AAE continues its legendary Small Business Saturday® tradition—an experience known for attracting hundreds of shoppers, entrepreneurs, community leaders, media personalities and supporters.

The table is being set. The champions are taking their seats. Chicago is getting ready to Shop Small®.